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- noun A tool, used mostly by
firemen , to pry open buildings, manholes, wrecked cars, etc.
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Examples
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Ferretti said he propped a ladder to climb up to Jones' window, and then used a special crowbar known as a halligan to break the window guards.
Archive 2004-12-01 2004
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Ferretti said he propped a ladder to climb up to Jones' window, and then used a special crowbar known as a halligan to break the window guards.
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I've had enough training to tell a halligan from a hydrant wrench. page 4
Population: 485 by Michael Perry ricklibrarian 2005
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Fibocycle: Babak: I have put another interesting FIBO chart up at the blog-Saint Paddy's day could … halligan: Actually, VCM (my mistake) Vales capital management, smth like that …
Trader's Narrative Babak 2010
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From reading the article it sounds like the on-duty firemen only removed siding with pike poles, halligan bars, etc...
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In total about 8 people left with halligan and that was mostly his family.
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In total about 8 people left with halligan and that was mostly his family.
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In total about 8 people left with halligan and that was mostly his family.
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"zone_info": "huffpost. comedy/blog; comedy = 1; nickname = jerome-halligan; entry_id = 166916; congress = 1; congress-stimulus = 1; economic-stimulus = 1; economic-stimulus-package = 1; john-boehner = 1; republicans = 1; us-economy = 1",
Jerome Halligan: Republicans Propose 'Infiniti Stimulus Package' for the Already Wealthy 2009
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"zone_info": "huffpost. comedy/blog; comedy = 1; featured-posts = 1; nickname = jerome-halligan; entry_id = 243299; audio = 1; gun-control = 1; gun-laws = 1; gun-rights = 1; gun-violence = 1; guns = 1; senate = 1",
Jerome Halligan: LISTEN: Senate Narrowly Votes Down Gun Measure 2009
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